Much like film production companies, book publishers are expected to lose a great deal of money due to the pandemic. But was this something that could have been resolved beforehand or was this a monstrosity in the making? Just when you thought "American Dirt" was the end of it – Ryan and Sebastian take opposing sides as the creator and consumer of books.

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Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

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